Atwater News

Randolph, Ohio ; The fifth grade class at Randolph's St. Joseph School recently performed a play on the life of John Chapman, better known as "Johnny Appleseed". Their teacher, Mrs.

Rate increases ranging from 150 percent to 500 percent for the Portage County communities using FireCom have been proposed by Ravenna Township trustees, who operate the dispatching service.

Stephen Hall II of Alliance was one of the first on the scene of a car-train accident that occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Friday on state Route 183 south of Atwater.

The 123rd Hawkins reunion will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Duck Pond at pavilion four in Firestone Park.

High winds swept through Ohio and the Alliance area on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through the state.

Jeff Goth, Jarad Householder and Elizabeth Egan, all sales consultants with Montrose Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, lower the company's large flag to half-staff near the end of the day Wednesday to prepare for Patriot ...

Gatlin Thomas Baugh was born at 2:38 p.m. July 17 at St. Vincent Women's Hospital.

Carolyn Miller and Kayann Stockli, members of The Alliance Genealogical Society, are pictured with some of their books and other historical records in the Alliance City Cemetery.

A Randolph man was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week after pleading guilty to seven felony charges stemming from a string of break-ins in Portage County.

The Knapp household in Atwater is flush with "royalty" after Maxine Knapp was crowned Senior Fair Queen Friday.

Lauren Hood, 11, of Atwater gives Becker, her medicine cap paint horse, a kiss on opening day of the Portage County Randolph Fair on Tuesday.

RANDOLPH TWP.: This is a recipe for a county fair: Take scores of cows, dozens of horses, throw in some chickens, rabbits, dogs and pigs and finish it with some hair-raising carnival rides and, of course, corn ...

The Ohio State Patrol is investigating a serious crash that happened just after midnight Wednesday.

The Ohio State Patrol is investigating a serious crash that happened just after midnight Wednesday.

As 14-year-old Kenan Sprague boarded a B-17 Flying Fortress on Saturday, he thought about becoming a pilot and taking off from the runway.

AKRON: Summit County Children Services recently held its 58th annual Foster Parent Recognition Dinner to honor hundreds of dedicated local foster parents.

Get ready to stock up on fresh produce, breads, flowers and other items. The fourth annual Twinsburg Farmers Market opens in one week.

Jenna Titko and Robert Herman have much in common. Both were named Valedictorian at their high schools and both grew up together and attended St.

A convicted murderer who claimed he deserved a new trial after a Cleveland newspaper found "new evidence" on the case has been denied by an appellate court.

With gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon, I've been apprehensive about continuing -- in 2008 -- the road trips I started last year and have shared with readers. via Aurora Advocate